Amid a cut throat midfield battle which sees fourth through eighth in the constructors’ race covered by five points, Chester indicated that Renault should be on the top of that pile on raw pace if it can tidy up its reliability woes.

“Nico and Daniel are top drivers and the car has, at the moment, enough pace to be at the top end of the midfield,” said Chester.

“We want to show that in the next few races.

“Daniel was satisfied in Shanghai with the balance and the changes we’ve made to the car has helped him in terms of braking and suspension.

“We have made a step forwards in China, but there’s still a lot more work to do.”

With the unique Baku City Circuit, featuring its long straights and tight corners, playing host to Formula 1 this weekend, Chester also confirmed that Renault would have updates for its R.S.19s.

“Most teams will run a lower downforce rear wing than they’ve run in previous races. There will be a variety of levels with a tradeoff between time in the middle section against the last section,” he explained.

“The main change on the R.S.19 is the medium downforce package with new front and rear wings as well as a small update to the sidepod area.”